BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia — As the small red car came to a halt, the window slid down and a hand emerged, tossing some yellow crackers on the ground. Seconds later, a group of southern pig-tailed macaques ...

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Orange-red ground has been broken in the jungle of East Borneo, where the Indonesian government has begun construction of its new capital city. Officials promise ...

Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is in the process of leaving, moving Indonesia’s capital to the island of Borneo.

The under-construction city of Nusantara is set to be inaugurated as Indonesia's political capital in 2028, having been ...

The two top officials overseeing Indonesia's ambitious construction of a new capital city have resigned, throwing a new wrench into the $35 billion endeavor just months before its first residents are ...

Jakarta, Indonesia’s biggest city, has been free of Dutch rule for about 70 years — but the lasting effects of colonialism are far from over. Case in point, the city is sinking into the surrounding ...

SINGAPORE — Indonesia was in search of a new city to replace its overcrowded and smoggy capital. The site had to be centrally located and offer ample land to build a city from scratch — requirements ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo.

Indonesian police say at least 22 people have been killed when a fire ripped through an office building in the capital ...